New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-24
THE DOCTORS SAY GOODBYE
MOVING FROM QUARTERS NOW TOO SMALL.

LAST HOURS IN THE OLD COLLEGE OF PHYS CLANS
AND SURGEONS
Yesterday was the last day of the session Of 1ss6s7 Of
the College Physicians and Surgeons and also the se
day of the Colleges occupancy OF the building at Twenty
third-st and F0urtave The students thought 1t was
an occasion which should not be permitted to pass BY
unnotced and they resolved to give 1t proper recog-
ntion Accordingly they assembled In the halls In the
morning. sang songs. made appropriate remarks and In
ddged In those pranks which dear to the heart OF
the average collegian Some OF them took up positions
the large stone steps leading up the building and
said kind things to those passing BY The peaceful nav-
gator of coal cart who, arrayed In souwestcr drove
by the college, and greeted by the boys with ali.
there, lone fisherman" failed to appreciate their kind
mesa He stopped his cart and picking up handful Of
coal opened lively fuslade upon the porch. The stu
dents beat hasy retreat into the building and the irate
coaloart driver eated with his apparent victory was
about rush after them when he mot with shower
of scks and bits Of broken furniture He quickly with
drew and endeavored to form alliance with police
the But the officer refused to treat with
him and mounting his cart he drove away scattering
profusion Of choice oaths in all directions
At the students gathered In the main lecture han
to listen to farewell address by Dr. John c. Dalton,
president of the college, while in the amphitheatre were
seated Professors John Curtis, George futile, George
NJ Leffers, Cornelius R. Agnew Francis DeIafled, Abra
ham JacObi Robert Weir Fessenden N. Otis, Henry b.
Sands. T. Gaillard Thomas, and Drs. William Bull and
George L. Peabody Of the faculty.
Dr. Dalton said that they had assembled to close the
session of the year formally and also to meet for the last
time as a body in the old building He gave brief
of tho beginning of the college in 1907 in the
lower part Of the city and paid warm tribute to the
memory of those men. through whose efforts it was
founded He also spoke In atteng terms of the early
faculties Of the college and the good work they did
When the college moved into Its present building he
said thought that there had all the facilities IL
would need You easily put a pint and "a half OF
liquid into quart measure but when your pint ana
half becomes quart and half you need large meas
ure So II with the college Since moved into the
present building the number OF its students had grown
from 200 to 600 its faculty had increased from to ~
members and where II then held three clinics week
now held ten For long time the old building nad
been oyercrowded but like racer which had been handi-
capped for its previous victories 1t had stood the strain
Dr. Dalton then spoke OF the great benefits the college
had derived from the generous gifts of the VanderDt
family and said that had been generally supposed thas
the credit due to member Of the faculty Tor hoso
gifts but all the professors alike entitled to credit
by their persistent efforts and untrinS devotion To
their duties they had made the college worthy OF such
gift. -.
The speaker then addressed the members OF the faculty
present referring the pleasant relations which had 60
long existed them and hoping that these would
continue for many years to come two or inee Years
stroyed but the College OF Physicians aud surgeons
would live on.
At the close OF Dr. Da0ns address the students broke
and then began TO secure neeitoes OF
the old building They the seats III the lecture
rooms and broke them into small pieces fOr relics;
Various articles of furniture shared the same rate ana
OF the enthusiastic OF the students on
small pieces from the brown stone trimmings OF inc
bnildng II Is expected that the new buildings at West
Fifty ninthst and Tenth-avc. Will be completed py
August and the session of lssSS will be held therein